I would love to try a few different props. With my mufflers where they are now the most I can clear would be about 64 in. That would only 2 in. To close for my taste. I need to redo my exhaust then I’ll be able to move up. Thanks for the offer though Rick

I did a mini build a few years ago with a old Yamaha sled motor. I wanted to keep the torque converter in play but it started to get more complicated and busted the price point I was shooting for. I finished it with a pulley direct drive and was sadly disappointed with the project. Obnoxiously loud ...

I was at the Freedom Ride on Saturday and saw a Honda powered boat. I looked at it for a few and it looked a lot like the vision in my head. I would like to see more about it. If the owner is on here or if someone knows him please chime in. Thanks Rick Sent from my iPhone using Southern Airboat mobi...

We ended up going to saw grass. My grandson loved the zoo. The next day we went to the Loxahatchee boat ramp. Tried some fishing with no success but it was fun. Saturday my brother in law and I went to the Freedom Ride. Lots of cool boats and good people. Thanks guys who helped push me off. We are g...

I pitched it 2 more deg. now at 18deg at tips. It brought my trailer rpm down to 2750 and cruise down to around 2000 in deep water and 1800 or so in skinny. Cruising at a GPSed 27 and top end around 38. Still stuck all three times I stopped yesterday at the Freedom Ride. A new prop is probably in my...

I have a 12 Ft Fiberglas boat with poly. It has a 320 conversion Lycoming. It has a 62 in 4 blade warp drive. I have it pitched to turn 2900 on the trailer. I’m looking to get the most push out of this setup. I hate getting stuck. Would adding mor pitch help? I’m under the impression the warps like ...

We started to go to Loughmans yesterday but they were closed for a repair of some kind. So we went to the jolly gator. Food was good and riding was good. Saw a few gators and an eagle. Good times. Tomorrow we are thinking about going to Mack’s fish camp. My boat only really holds 2 adults and a kid....

WOW. Thanks for all the tips. I will be looking into tonight when we stop again. We got lucky and outran the snow. I’ll be there by the weekend. We have plans to ride out of the Loxahatchi boat ramp and lake Kissimmee for the Freedom Ride. Looking forward to seeing it all I hope to meet some of you ...

Hey guys. I’m heading south with my boat in tow. Escaping the snow for a little while and wanting to put some miles on the boat. We are starting in St Augustine and working our way down to Ft Lauderdale. I’m looking for some good places to ride along the way. Are there any good spots along St Johns ...

Where in NE Pa. are you ? I'm in Hop Bottom. I thought I was the only nut with an airboat around here. Not many people up here to work on "airboat spec. " AC motors .Every one I talked to wanted crazy money for aircraft spec. work. I had to mail my stuff to Gary Barber at Outlaw Aircraft i...

Thanks for the pics . We were there.We are from Pa.My wife grandson and I have made our second migration down to this event. I love the.., What I call, dust offs.... When some one leaves...Its,... OK ,I'll see you later....everyone near there holds on to there stuff....Hammer Down an angry 6 cyl A.C...

We were at the Freedom Ride today. Riding up to Miles Point sneaking along the West Bank when we found ourselves 100 yards or so up in a pasture. We were stuck. I could see water about 75 yards away on the other side of a small hill. We were looking around and assessing our situation when he saw us ...

I got a sander and removed the the turn down at the back of the poly. We took it out at the Loxahatchee boat ramp for a quick rip late yesterday It made a big difference and It rode much better. It's still really loose in the rear and slides sideways a lot in turns. It still probably still needs a l...

That crossed my mind. I'll have to see how my day goes tomorrow. I'm not vacationing alone so it's not all about the boat. Worst case we are heading to Ft Lauderdale to see my brother in law Saturday. He has one and we are planning to go riding in the glades. Hopefully we can get it worked out then....

I have 3 hull jacks. One is about 8 in. from the transom one at 3 1/2 ft. one about 7 ft. I added a few turns of tension to the center and rear when I had it out on Sunday. It seemed to help a little. I just slid the boat back off the trailer and put a straight edge on it and the polymer does have a...

Today I added 3washers to the rear motor mount. Prior to the polymer I repaired a cracked/worn aria at the transom. I was pretty carful not to add to much to the bottom and make a bulge. I did leave the polymer about 1/4 past the transom to help protect from further damage. After looking at it today...

Hello I just put 5/16 UHMW on my boat and went for a ride. The boat use to ride nose high and hop until I lower the trim tab. Now at higher speed it pushes the nose down hard no longer hops and doesn't need the trim tab at all. I expected some changes but not the other end of the spectrum. The boat ...

Thanks Insight, that would be cool, but I'm short on time down there . Our plan is to go to the Nav-A-Gator one day with a bunch of my friends.Then we are headed to Ft. Lauderdale where my brother in law lives . Last year we went out at the Loxahatchee road boat ramp and rode a few times .I would li...

I'm looking on Google Maps and the directions take me to a boat ramp on the north side on Villa Maria DR. Just east of there is another ramp at My Warriors Place. On the south side there looks like a ramp on Neptune Dr. Does anyone have any experience at any of these? Thanks Rick